Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
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ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s autocratic thuggery,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s autocratic thuggery,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
Opinion | In the New Jersey Primary, ‘Abolish ICE’ Looks Like a Winning Message
Trump has thrust us into a new political world, and Democratic voters want leaders who can adapt.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s autocratic thuggery,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s autocratic thuggery,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
Spotted on the House side: Nydia Velázquez singing and dancing to DTMF by Bad Bunny.
Bummed I didn’t think to say, since she is retiring, “¡Ey, ojalá que los míos nunca se muden!”
Bummed I didn’t think to say, since she is retiring, “¡Ey, ojalá que los míos nunca se muden!”
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Spotted on the House side: Nydia Velázquez singing and dancing to DTMF by Bad Bunny.
Bummed I didn’t think to say, since she is retiring, “¡Ey, ojalá que los míos nunca se muden!”
Bummed I didn’t think to say, since she is retiring, “¡Ey, ojalá que los míos nunca se muden!”
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SCOOP: The Department of Health and Human Services has been using the term “sex-rejecting procedures” to describe gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
HHS Has Been Using Anti-Trans Language From a Christian Right Think Tank
The department refers to gender-affirming care as “sex-denying procedures,” a term coined by the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
www.importantcontext.news
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
SCOOP: The Department of Health and Human Services has been using the term “sex-rejecting procedures” to describe gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
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Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he is moving forward with a plan to revive a prohibition on House votes to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson moves to again block House from voting on Trump tariffs
Opposition from as few as two Republicans could derail the effort.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he is moving forward with a plan to revive a prohibition on House votes to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
Johnson pushes on Maxwell saying that she wants clemency to talk.
“Look, I think she has an obligation to tell the truth. There's so many victims and so much harm that's been done once you're up there. I just think it's unconscionable that she's she's pleading the fifth or trying to make deals.“
“Look, I think she has an obligation to tell the truth. There's so many victims and so much harm that's been done once you're up there. I just think it's unconscionable that she's she's pleading the fifth or trying to make deals.“
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Johnson pushes on Maxwell saying that she wants clemency to talk.
“Look, I think she has an obligation to tell the truth. There's so many victims and so much harm that's been done once you're up there. I just think it's unconscionable that she's she's pleading the fifth or trying to make deals.“
“Look, I think she has an obligation to tell the truth. There's so many victims and so much harm that's been done once you're up there. I just think it's unconscionable that she's she's pleading the fifth or trying to make deals.“
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Oh hell no.
this may be a radical take BUT I think we should proceed cautiously with the rushed integration of half-cooked automation into problematic business sectors in a broadly-corrupt country without functional regulatory oversight
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Oh hell no.
Thune tells me about the racist cartoon Trump posted: "I'm glad it was taken down. There’s no place for it"
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Thune tells me about the racist cartoon Trump posted: "I'm glad it was taken down. There’s no place for it"
Vibe check: ¡OJALA QUE LOS MIOS NUNCA SE MUDEN!
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Vibe check: ¡OJALA QUE LOS MIOS NUNCA SE MUDEN!
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Kid Rock's dad owned multiple car dealerships and he grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries and recording his songs in his room to winning multiple Grammys. Which one is the better encapsulation of hard work and the American Dream?
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Kid Rock's dad owned multiple car dealerships and he grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries and recording his songs in his room to winning multiple Grammys. Which one is the better encapsulation of hard work and the American Dream?
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Immigration-rights attorneys will get to see for themselves the conditions inside the Whipple Federal Building and visit clients today following a judge’s ruling granting them access to the facility.
Immigration attorneys allowed to inspect ICE detention facility at Whipple Building after court order
They will be able to speak with clients during their visit on Monday.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Immigration-rights attorneys will get to see for themselves the conditions inside the Whipple Federal Building and visit clients today following a judge’s ruling granting them access to the facility.
Also, the Pussy Hats themselves may not have changed, but they were represnetative of a larger shift within politics where suburban white female voters with college degrees became increasingly more Democratic after they had historically been swing voters.
“Pussy hats were performative and weren’t effective“ idk lil buddy you are still bitching about ‘em nine human earth years later that seems pretty effective to me???
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Also, the Pussy Hats themselves may not have changed, but they were represnetative of a larger shift within politics where suburban white female voters with college degrees became increasingly more Democratic after they had historically been swing voters.
The amount of sports betting ads last night has turned me into a full-on prude about gambling.
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The amount of sports betting ads last night has turned me into a full-on prude about gambling.
New Texas Senate poll shows:
Crockett 47% Talarico 39%
Talarico leads with white people (53%)
Crockett leads with Black voters (71%) and Latinos (46%)
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Crockett 47% Talarico 39%
Talarico leads with white people (53%)
Crockett leads with Black voters (71%) and Latinos (46%)
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
senate
www.documentcloud.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
New Texas Senate poll shows:
Crockett 47% Talarico 39%
Talarico leads with white people (53%)
Crockett leads with Black voters (71%) and Latinos (46%)
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Crockett 47% Talarico 39%
Talarico leads with white people (53%)
Crockett leads with Black voters (71%) and Latinos (46%)
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Becky's use of alt-text is what we mean by accessibility.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Becky's use of alt-text is what we mean by accessibility.
Abdul El-Sayed said Mallory McMorrow's campaign "waits till the coast is clear and then copies my homework, just poorly" punchbowl.news/article/camp...
El-Sayed blasts McMorrow: ‘Some of us follow’
Abdul El-Sayed expressed frustration with Mallory McMorrow during a private organizing call last week.
punchbowl.news
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Abdul El-Sayed said Mallory McMorrow's campaign "waits till the coast is clear and then copies my homework, just poorly" punchbowl.news/article/camp...
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Yes that is Lady Gaga singing with Jigglypuff
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Yes that is Lady Gaga singing with Jigglypuff
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Lady Gaga being in the show is also Latino culture because we all have that white cousin who can drink tequila and speaks perfect Spanish two years after marrying into the family.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Lady Gaga being in the show is also Latino culture because we all have that white cousin who can drink tequila and speaks perfect Spanish two years after marrying into the family.
Kasich actually won two elections, which is two more than Kari Lake ever did.
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Kasich actually won two elections, which is two more than Kari Lake ever did.
Somwhere, @bomani-jones.bsky.social is laughing his ass off
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Somwhere, @bomani-jones.bsky.social is laughing his ass off
The President is gaggling soon
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The President is gaggling soon
If you are new to Bad Bunny, you need to check out @beckyhammer.bsky.social's crash course on Benito, Reggaeton, the culture that shaped him and (por supuesto) Perreo
Ooookay here we go. Bad Bunny 101 condensed into six weeks of music, reading material, and perreo
Bad Bunny 101
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February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
If you are new to Bad Bunny, you need to check out @beckyhammer.bsky.social's crash course on Benito, Reggaeton, the culture that shaped him and (por supuesto) Perreo